The Art of Soul: An Artist's Guide to Spirituality - Softcover

Coupar, Regina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 289507299X ISBN 13: 9782895072997

Publisher: Editions Novalis, 2002

Synopsis

Spirituality

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Synopsis

The Art of Soul is about learning to see, literally and metaphorically. It is also about applying the principles of discerning vision to the development of a soul. Artist and teacher Regina coupar has prepared a series of "art lessons" for people who may never pick up a brush. For coupar, the alignment of body, mind and soul required by an artist for drawing and painting is comparable to what happens during meditation. Readers with no artistic background will benefit from her rich experience accumulated over decades of teaching and art making. Coupar uses the analogies and metaphors of the art world (balance, perspective, "dry", "wet" and "mixed" media, light, composition, etc) and shows in a non-technical way how these can relate in very practical ways to our own spiritual development. Artistic creativity is in some ways an echo of creative spiritual development, and in other ways a manifestation of the supra-human creativity that animates all of creation. Regina Coupar interweaves these different strands of creativity and shows readers how art provides a vehicle for stimulating and nurturing our spiritual growth.

Edition details

• Publisher: Editions Novalis
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 289507299X
• ISBN 13: 9782895072997
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296